Quotemeal: Jul. 22nd, 2017

Saturday, July 22, 2017

"God is not interested in our spiritual life. He's interested in our life."
— John Ortberg

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"Anyone can count the seeds in an apple... but only God can count the apples in a seed."
— Author Unknown —
"Some complain because the rose has thorns; Some give thanks because the thorns have roses."
— Barbara Johnson —
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— Robert L. Short —
"Love consents to all and commands only those who consent. Love is abdication. God is abdication."
— Simone Weil —

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Illustration of John Ortberg — "God is not interested in our spiritual life. He's interested in our life."

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